Join Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to celebrate the national Day of Creativity for Young People. Come along to dlr LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire or Samuel Beckett Civic Campus in Ballyogan and take part!

All events are outdoors unless otherwise stated. In the event of bad weather, all activities will move indoors. Some events require pre-booking via Eventbrite.ie : Search dlr Libraries & Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Arts Office.

June Bank Holiday Information

Welcome to dlr Scéal Trails, an initiative of dlr Libraries. New for Summer 2022 we have two brand new Scéal Trails to be discovered in dlr County. Kindly supported by the Creative Ireland Programme.

You are invited to follow the stories, page by page, from beginning to end, just like a book, as you walk with your family and friends. There are 13 boards for you to find and read on your walk in Cabinteely Park and 14 boards to discover in Bracken Road Parklet, Sandyford.

dlr Libraries are delighted to announce that our annual Summer Stars Reading Adventure for children will take place in all library branches again this summer.

dlr Libraries are delighted to announce a new video streaming service now available to DLR library patrons.

We wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our event facilitators and to everyone that took part, danced, painted, drummed, strummed and juggled with us as part of Cruinniú na nÓg on Saturday 11 June!

This is Art! 2022

dlr Libraries are delighted to announce a new video streaming service now available to dlr library patrons.

Children and young people are invited to participate in dlr Libraries Lego Competition 2022, a perfect project to work on this Summer and be in with a chance to win some prizes!

We have four age categories as well as the 'Crowd Favourite' choice. Team builds are also accepted, so feel free to buddy up with a sibling, family member or friend to build and to enter!

Each year we are bowled over by the Lego builds we receive in dlr LexIcon, with close to 90 builds submitted each year in 2017, 2018 and 2019, each showing creativity and ingenious building skills and filling our library with a splash

dlr Libraries presents an updated 50 Great Reads for Children Aged 0-5. We believe that reading together is a rewarding and important activity. It provides an opportunity for parents and guardians to spend valuable one-on-one time with their little one and encourages a child to use their imagination from a young age. Reading at an early age helps a child to express themselves in new ways and is proven to help with cognitive development. At dlr Libraries, we want to help children to discover the magical world of books and along with this booklet, offer a range of library services for the young